Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk3 KO · 2022 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk3 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2022.02.27
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/8/2kpPK2/1p3P2/4r3/8/8/8 b - - 11 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nxe4
  8. 8.d5 Nxd2
  9. 9.Bxd2 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 Ne7
  11. 11.h4 d6
  12. 12.h5 h6
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rdg1 b5
  15. 15.Bb3 Bg4
  16. 16.Nh4 c5
  17. 17.f3 Bxh5
  18. 18.g4 Bg6
  19. 19.Nf5 f6
  20. 20.Bc2 Kf7
  21. 21.Nxg7 Rh8
  22. 22.Ne6 Qg8
  23. 23.f4 Bxc2
  24. 24.Qxc2 Ke8
  25. 25.a4 a6
  26. 26.Qe2 Kd7
  27. 27.axb5 Qb8
  28. 28.Nxc5+ Kd8
  29. 29.Ne6+ Kd7
  30. 30.Nd4 Re8
  31. 31.Qe6+ Kc7
  32. 32.Kb1 Kb6
  33. 33.Rc1 axb5
  34. 34.Nc6 Qc7
  35. 35.Ne5 Nc6
  36. 36.Rxc6+ Qxc6
  37. 37.Nxc6 Rxe6
  38. 38.dxe6 Kxc6
  39. 39.Rxh6 Rg8
  40. 40.Rxf6 Rxg4
  41. 41.f5 Rg1+
  42. 42.Kc2 Rg2+
  43. 43.Kd3 Rxb2
  44. 44.Rf8 Rb3+
  45. 45.Ke2 Rb4
  46. 46.Kf3 Rb3+
  47. 47.Kf4 Rb4+
  48. 48.Kg5 Re4
  49. 49.Kf6

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